Select, invest in, and deploy a Real Time Location SystemIs your business ready for an RTLS? This friendly, hands-on guide shows you how to understand and implement this cutting-edge technology, explaining RTLS methodologies in plain English. From the initial deployment to monitoring to determining Return on Investment, you'll see how to successfully meet your needs, ensure data accuracy, and sustain your system.* Get your bearings -- understand what RTLS does and its various methodologies, determine your needs, and select the right system* Prepare for installation -- outline your goals, plan your applications, assess your site, select the right tag technology, and conduct a pilot test* Implement RTLS in your world -- know how to train your staff, set expectations, set up monitoring, and assess whether the RTLS is working as desired* Deal with design issues -- learn the most common pitfalls of RTLS implementation and how to handle them* Take the technology tour -- use RTLS to locate at choke points, room level, presence, by association, and precisely* Monitor and secure your RTLS -- verify and fine-tune your system, establish performance metrics, and manage security issues and vulnerabilities such as network attacksOpen the book and find:* An overview of RTLS and its uses* Explanations of underlying technologies* How to integrate RTLS into your other business applications* Comparative detail on technologies that enable different types of locating* Tips for evaluating RTLS vendors* Essential RTLS resources and references* Tips for getting the most out of the batteries used in tags* Privacy issues related to RTLS

Introduction 1Part I: Getting Your Bearings in RTLS 7Chapter 1: Getting to Know RTLS 9Chapter 2: Knowing the Many Parts of an RTLS 27Chapter 3: Choosing the Right RTLS 55Part II: Implementing RTLS in Your World 71Chapter 4: Planning for a Successful Implementation 73Chapter 5: Preparing for Installation 85Chapter 6: Monitoring RTLS 95Chapter 7: Integrating RTLS 101Part III: Tag-A-Palooza: RTLS Technology Tour 111Chapter 8: Locating at Choke Points 113Chapter 9: Locating at Room Level137Chapter 10: Precision Locating with Wide Area Coverage 153Chapter 11: Precision Locating with Local Area Coverage 179Chapter 12: Presence-Based Locating 215Chapter 13: Locating by Associating 219Part IV: Monitoring Performance and Securing RTLS 227Chapter 14: Measuring RTLS Performance 229Chapter 15: RTLS Vulnerabilities 237Part V: The Part of Tens 249Chapter 16: Ten RTLS Pitfalls 251Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Selecting an RTLS Vendor 259Chapter 18: Ten Best Ways to Use Batteries 267Part VI: Appendixes 275Appendix A: RTLS Resources and References 277Appendix B: Privacy Issues 289Appendix C: Realizing the Benefi ts of an RTLS 295Index 305